Laundry charges-A: Japan CPI trend

Year on year+4.5%Aug 2026

Month on month+0.2%

Rank among items172 / 594

Peak since 2021+6.1%Mar 2023

Weight (per 10,000)6

Year-on-year change vs all items and group

Laundry charges-AAll itemsClothes & footwear

2021+1.2%

2022+3.7%

2023+4.6%

2024+2.3%

2025+3.4%

2026+3.8%

Month	Index	MoM	YoY
Aug 2026	104.7	+0.2%	+4.5%
Jul 2026	104.4	+0.4%	+4.5%
Jun 2026	104.0	+0.2%	+4.1%
May 2026	103.9	+0.5%	+3.7%
Apr 2026	103.4	+0.5%	+3.4%
Mar 2026	102.9	+0.9%	+3.6%
Feb 2026	102.0	+0.5%	+3.5%
Jan 2026	101.5	+0.2%	+3.4%
Dec 2025	101.3	+0.3%	+3.6%
Nov 2025	101.0	+0.0%	+3.6%
Oct 2025	100.9	+0.4%	+3.8%
Sep 2025	100.6	+0.4%	+3.6%
Aug 2025	100.1	+0.2%	+3.4%
Jul 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+3.1%
Jun 2025	99.9	-0.3%	+3.0%
May 2025	100.2	+0.2%	+3.6%
Apr 2025	100.0	+0.6%	+3.5%
Mar 2025	99.4	+0.8%	+3.4%
Feb 2025	98.6	+0.4%	+3.0%
Jan 2025	98.2	+0.4%	+2.8%
Dec 2024	113.5	+0.2%	+2.5%
Nov 2024	113.2	+0.3%	+2.4%
Oct 2024	112.9	+0.3%	+2.2%
Sep 2024	112.5	+0.2%	+2.1%

Women's suits (for spring & summer, medium)+12.6%

Women's slacks (for autumn & winter)+6.4%

Women's coats+6.1%

Laundry charges-B+5.9%

Children's trousers (for spring & summer)+4.8%

Women's sweaters (long sleeves)+4.7%

Laundry charges-A+4.5%

Mufflers+4.5%

Men's suits (for autumn & winter, medium)+4.4%

Women's suits (for autumn & winter, ordinary)+4.3%

Skirts (for spring & summer)+4.1%

Children's shoes+3.9%

Slippers+3.6%

Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.